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As energy prices explode, deforestation in Europe accelerates
- DuckFeathers 4y agoThis is not a bad thing. We are grassland creatures and we get rid of trees to make space for grass... much like elephants do. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/288395221_Why_do_elephants_damage_savanna_trees https://www.researchgate.net/publication/288395221_Why_do_el... From grassland ecosystem perspective, trees are a disease that block sunlight from reaching the ground... and reduce biodiversity.
- beardyw 4y ago> We are grassland creatures Surely that's an adaptation isn't it? Weren't we forest dwellers originally?
- hotpotamus 4y agoWalking upright is a grassland thing, and Humans are in no way adapted to arboreal life. If you look back at something like an Australopithecus (and maybe even as far back as Sahelanthropus - fossils are far from complete) they basically look like a chimp with a human set of legs. So it's been awhile.
- trh0awayman 4y agoNow that temperatures have dropped enough, my entire neighborhood is completely polluted with smoke. If I walk outside for 5 minutes, I'll smell like a bonfire the rest of the day.
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- mozman 4y agoFossil fuels seem less evil now? We need energy, heating is not optional.